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Racist group targets schools

Extreme right wing political party The National Front is to set up a youth group in Chippenham promoting its racist values.

The group will send out leaflets to secondary schools and community centres in the area in a bid to attract children from the age of 14.

In the conditions of membership to The Young National Front, candidates must be "of white parentage, no homosexuals, male or female are allowed as members and your spouse or partner must also be white."

Schools and members of the Chippenham community have slammed the party and its bid to infiltrate the town.

Gerard MacMahon, head teacher at Sheldon School, said: "I am confident that our pupils would not have any involvement with an organisation who are involved in the stirring or spreading of hatred.

"As an immigrant myself, I am not at all interested in what they have got to say.

"At the school we would have nothing to do with an organisation like that - they will not be allowed to come into the school or use our facilities. Sheldon will have nothing to do with them."

The Young National Front was reformed last year and the group's notorious newspaper Bulldog' will be back in publication next year.

Chippenham would be one of just a handful of areas to have a Young National Front, with groups already set up in Manchester, London, Birmingham and Milton Keynes.

Executive member of the National Front, Steve Reynold, said: "We have had a huge influx of inquiries from young people in Chippenham urging us to come here.

"They have all said something needs to be done to the area as it needs to be sorted out. We have only come here because we have been asked and there is a real desire for us to establish a youth group here.

"Of course the young people don't have to agree with every principal we stand for - but they must agree with our main policies.

"When they join up, we will arrange a number of social activities, but they will be expected to join in to canvass in the area and be made aware of voting in local elections.

"Young people are our future and we have to get them interested in politics and voting now."

The group is planning a march through the town centre next month to raise awareness of its campaign.

5:02pm Thursday 20th September 2007

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Posted by: moonraker1, chippenham on 5:41pm Thu 20 Sep 07
Its up to the people of chippenham if they want the NF in and around Chippenham. I expect 99% of the community will rally round and sned them packing.
Posted by: Ged, Chippenham on 6:54pm Thu 20 Sep 07
BNP - you just ain't wanted.
Posted by: Tracey, Wilts on 8:51pm Thu 20 Sep 07
If any of this propaganda is given to my children without my consent i will hit the roof! It is slightly underhand to start trying to draw children into their fascist games! Does anyone see the Labour Party or Conservative party, or any other party for that matter, giving out leaflets to school children? And in Chippenham of all places? Do they want mass fights and deaths on their hands? We are a multicultural society - fact!
Posted by: Scott, Chippenham on 10:36pm Thu 20 Sep 07
I don't agree with the National Front but at the end of the day I am sick of being treated like a second class citizen in my own country. For example, look at what my school has said. This annoys me and makes me want to join, as I'm not being told who I can and can't support. If someone or some group going to make this town great again, then I'll support it. I support Britain, British people and British jobs.
Posted by: tyler durden on 10:50pm Thu 20 Sep 07
Tracey wrote:
If any of this propaganda is given to my children without my consent i will hit the roof! It is slightly underhand to start trying to draw children into their fascist games! Does anyone see the Labour Party or Conservative party, or any other party for that matter, giving out leaflets to school children? And in Chippenham of all places? Do they want mass fights and deaths on their hands? We are a multicultural society - fact!
The mainstream parties don't need to give out leaflets........ just remember who your kids teachers vote for.
Posted by: tyler durden on 10:53pm Thu 20 Sep 07
Ged wrote:
BNP - you just ain't wanted.
Who mentioned trhe BNP ?
Posted by: Bill, Wootton on 1:10am Fri 21 Sep 07
As I understand it the NF has a national membership of less than 200. Their so-called "youth wing" probably numbers fewer than a few dozen throughout he whole of Britain! As for a "huge influx of enquiries" from the Chippenham area - I would suggest that is so much wishful thinking on their part!

Marching through Chippenham is the last thing the NF want because two or three dozen "odd-balls" with shaven heads and big boots, many the worse for drink, stomping through town is not likely to do them any favours. No - this is standard procedure for the NF - they announce a march through a selected town knowing that the local media will run with the story and that the political establishment will demand a ban on the march on public order grounds. Result - lots of publicity for the NF - without any expenditure or effort. They try this on all over the country - not that it does them any good because they are an ever diminishing bunch of losers! Indeed their only claim to fame this year was beating UKIP in a Lewisham council by-election earlier this month - deeply hurtful to UKIP - not least because of its NF links.

What puzzles me is why the media is playing this issue up as clearly the NF barely exists anywhere - it's a fact that their one and only councillor denounced them and defected to the BNP a few weeks back - making him the BNP's 78th or 79th councillor nationally. Maybe the media are up to their own tricks and have an agenda - trying to discredit the BNP by linking them to the NF perhaps - even though that organisation is proscribed by the BNP. Let's just see what happens with this story over coming weeks to see if I an right
Posted by: M Thomas, Chippenham on 9:50am Fri 21 Sep 07
By reprinting in full the nasty little NF leaflet, the Gazette and Herald has saved that ramshackle outfit a whole lot of time and money on publicity. The comments of the child above suggest one youth at least has been conned. So which side is the paper really on? And have they now left themselves open to a charge of distributing racist literature, or inciting racial hatred?
Posted by: James MT, Chippenham on 11:32am Fri 21 Sep 07
How can one youth be tricked by reading an article in the paper not written by the Nation Front? I hate to break it to you that there are some people that WILL support the National Front and WANT to and are not "tricked" into it.
Posted by: jb on 12:17pm Fri 21 Sep 07
"multicultural society " take a look at
www.religionofpeace.
com
to see how much f a fantasy that idea is.
No I'm not NF.
Posted by: joeydubya, calne on 12:18pm Fri 21 Sep 07
The National Front disco, eh? Must bring some eggs to pelt at them...
Posted by: NF, Swindon on 12:20pm Fri 21 Sep 07
May I first start by correcting peoples views on the Young National Front (YNF). We are here as requested by local young people. Some have said about local drug dealers, knife crime and bullying. One young person was concerned about the decline in the area and the fact that this was being allowed to go on un-challenged by the schools, police and the public. We are a genuine political party, that people seem to mis-understand. We don't hate anybody or want harm to anyone, as one of the comments may suggest; we have families, mothers and fathers alike, brothers, sisters and grand-parents. No one is falsed to listen to our views, we only ask that as you are trying to preech equality and inclusion, that you allow young people, like myself, to make our own decisions, be treated equally because of our choice of political preference and also be included because of our views. How can young people be allowed to vote at 18 when they are informed of political views and choices. My understanding is that this Govt. wants to reduce the age to vote anyway. Thank you YNF
Posted by: M Thomas, Chippenham on 1:15pm Fri 21 Sep 07
NF wrote:
May I first start by correcting peoples views on the Young National Front (YNF). We are here as requested by local young people. Some have said about local drug dealers, knife crime and bullying. One young person was concerned about the decline in the area and the fact that this was being allowed to go on un-challenged by the schools, police and the public. We are a genuine political party, that people seem to mis-understand. We don't hate anybody or want harm to anyone, as one of the comments may suggest; we have families, mothers and fathers alike, brothers, sisters and grand-parents. No one is falsed to listen to our views, we only ask that as you are trying to preech equality and inclusion, that you allow young people, like myself, to make our own decisions, be treated equally because of our choice of political preference and also be included because of our views. How can young people be allowed to vote at 18 when they are informed of political views and choices. My understanding is that this Govt. wants to reduce the age to vote anyway. Thank you YNF
The police deal with crime and responsible citizens contact them - not the NF - about it. If the YNF don't hate anyone, why do they stop some people joining? Why are white foreigners welcome and not black or mixed race British kids, or white Jewish kids? And shouldn't we all just grow up and admit there is no such thing as racial purity on our island and hasn't been since before the Vikings?
Posted by: M Thomas, Chippenham on 1:16pm Fri 21 Sep 07
NF wrote:
May I first start by correcting peoples views on the Young National Front (YNF). We are here as requested by local young people. Some have said about local drug dealers, knife crime and bullying. One young person was concerned about the decline in the area and the fact that this was being allowed to go on un-challenged by the schools, police and the public. We are a genuine political party, that people seem to mis-understand. We don't hate anybody or want harm to anyone, as one of the comments may suggest; we have families, mothers and fathers alike, brothers, sisters and grand-parents. No one is falsed to listen to our views, we only ask that as you are trying to preech equality and inclusion, that you allow young people, like myself, to make our own decisions, be treated equally because of our choice of political preference and also be included because of our views. How can young people be allowed to vote at 18 when they are informed of political views and choices. My understanding is that this Govt. wants to reduce the age to vote anyway. Thank you YNF
The police deal with crime and responsible citizens contact them - not the NF - about it. If the YNF don't hate anyone, why do they stop some people joining? Why are white foreigners welcome and not black or mixed race British kids, or white Jewish kids? And shouldn't we all just grow up and admit there is no such thing as racial purity on our island and hasn't been since before the Vikings?
Posted by: Jane, Chippenham on 2:01pm Fri 21 Sep 07
Executive member of the National Front, Steve Reynold, said: "We have had a huge influx of inquiries from young people in Chippenham urging us to come here.
"They have all said something needs to be done to the area as it needs to be sorted out. We have only come here because we have been asked and there is a real desire for us to establish a youth group here.


Firstly, I think Mr Reynolds means enquiries not inquiries??
Secondly, where is his proof that all crimes in and around Chippenham are carried out by "non-whites"

And a note to Scott, take a look around your school, you will notice it's multi-cultural and the majority of prople in are British!
Posted by: Jane, Chippenham on 2:02pm Fri 21 Sep 07
Executive member of the National Front, Steve Reynold, said: "We have had a huge influx of inquiries from young people in Chippenham urging us to come here.
"They have all said something needs to be done to the area as it needs to be sorted out. We have only come here because we have been asked and there is a real desire for us to establish a youth group here.


Firstly, I think Mr Reynolds means enquiries not inquiries??
Secondly, where is his proof that all crimes in and around Chippenham are carried out by "non-whites"

And a note to Scott, take a look around your school, you will notice it's multi-cultural and the majority of people in are British!
Posted by: jb on 5:23pm Fri 21 Sep 07
is there an echo Jane?www.religionofp
eace.com
Posted by: yummymummy, chippenham on 9:10pm Fri 21 Sep 07
Why is it such a crime these days to say your proud of being British??If you do your branded a racist!Its fine to have various religious/political groups going to schools to give talks or knocking on your door canvassing votes so why not let the NF do there bit and let children make up there own minds based on the facts!They're not stupid and we shouldn't treat them that way!I am not a member of the NF but i do believe that we have become a nation that has gone pc mad!!
Posted by: tyler durden, reading on 9:11pm Fri 21 Sep 07
Jane wrote:
Executive member of the National Front, Steve Reynold, said: "We have had a huge influx of inquiries from young people in Chippenham urging us to come here. "They have all said something needs to be done to the area as it needs to be sorted out. We have only come here because we have been asked and there is a real desire for us to establish a youth group here.
Firstly, I think Mr Reynolds means enquiries not inquiries?? Secondly, where is his proof that all crimes in and around Chippenham are carried out by "non-whites" And a note to Scott, take a look around your school, you will notice it's multi-cultural and the majority of prople in are British!
Maybe the reporter should go back to school and learn to spell?
Posted by: NF, Swindon on 10:56pm Fri 21 Sep 07
Firstly Mr Reynolds said enquiries not inquiries, that is the mistake of the reporter and editor with the spelling mistake. SD (Bill) who decides to argue and put down the YNF/NF is little more than mis-understood and incorrect regarding number/figures, views and visual aspects of National Front supporters. Surely, if one is to put down a respectable nationalist party of Britain, why was he an alledged member who has now been kicked out of the party and begged his way into another nationalist party. For other comments on this page people are really trying to slander the party. Its quite sad to see these so - called liberals expressing an outrage whilst enforcing their views through writing such rubbish about race and the way that we think, when they do not allow freedom of speech and young people to make their own minds up anyway. We are here in the local area, as we have been asked. Regards YNF
Posted by: walter, wilshur on 6:31am Sat 22 Sep 07
It do seem to Oi that a lot of folk be fair-to-middling afraid that the NF and BNP 'ave got a good case. If not, why are there so many comments, many of 'em long and emotional, about such a minor group? Some of you leftist anti-everything wallahs wud do well to remember the immortal words, "While I totally disagree with what you say, I will defend to the death your right to say it".
Posted by: jb on 11:44am Sat 22 Sep 07
yeah walter, trouble is with some of these types that cause the BNP/NF to thrive, its your death they are after
Posted by: tyler durden, reading on 12:16pm Sat 22 Sep 07
jb wrote:
yeah walter, trouble is with some of these types that cause the BNP/NF to thrive, its your death they are after
Really? And what evidence do you have of that? Or this another typical lefty sweeping comment with no substance to back it up?
Posted by: tyler durden on 12:19pm Sat 22 Sep 07
yummymummy wrote:
Why is it such a crime these days to say your proud of being British??If you do your branded a racist!Its fine to have various religious/political groups going to schools to give talks or knocking on your door canvassing votes so why not let the NF do there bit and let children make up there own minds based on the facts!They're not stupid and we shouldn't treat them that way!I am not a member of the NF but i do believe that we have become a nation that has gone pc mad!!
Undoubtedly the sensible post on this subject to date. Fair play to you mate.
Posted by: spooks, calne on 4:05pm Sat 22 Sep 07
tyler durden wrote:
yummymummy wrote: Why is it such a crime these days to say your proud of being British??If you do your branded a racist!Its fine to have various religious/political groups going to schools to give talks or knocking on your door canvassing votes so why not let the NF do there bit and let children make up there own minds based on the facts!They're not stupid and we shouldn't treat them that way!I am not a member of the NF but i do believe that we have become a nation that has gone pc mad!!
Undoubtedly the sensible post on this subject to date. Fair play to you mate.
i second that .
Posted by: jb on 4:09pm Sat 22 Sep 07
Tyler you should read and think properly before you go off on a rant; the types I`m referring to are the practicioners of the religion of peace and their pals that are after the deaths of those defendng the right to free speech, you know I can`t say who, I`ll get censored
Posted by: jb on 4:12pm Sat 22 Sep 07
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
http://www.snopes.co
m/photos/politics/mu
slimprotest.asp
Posted by: jb on 4:13pm Sat 22 Sep 07
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
http://www.snopes.co
m/photos/politics/mu
slimprotest.asp
Posted by: SwindonNF, Swindon on 11:15am Sun 23 Sep 07
I see a lot of false accusations and foul slander about the National Front from the lefties on this story. It is typical of them, trying to discredit us with lies.
For those that want a reliable source of information to find out more about the National Front, instead of the Biased media, you should take a look at this site, http://www.natfront.
com/
Posted by: NF, Young National Front on 3:25pm Mon 24 Sep 07
Can I just state the reason behind us spreading from Swindon, Bristol and surrounding areas; again is because we were asked. A few young people have said that they are allegedly being bullied by some of their teachers for the views that they have. The school allegedly has stopped them from mixing with other pupils at break times and lunch times in the playground. They have allegedly lost letters from parents and coursework and have been giving them a hard time all round. These young people telephoned us as they are sick of being treated badly and wanted to know that there is support here for them. The school is not that one that is mentioned in one of the articles, but another. Why should this be allowed. We ask that every child is treated equally, no matter what colour they are and like a grown up, being allowed to express their views. Instead of an adult (teacher) enforcing their beliefs on a child and a child being pursecuted as a result
Posted by: tyler durden on 6:36pm Mon 24 Sep 07
jb wrote:
Tyler you should read and think properly before you go off on a rant; the types I`m referring to are the practicioners of the religion of peace and their pals that are after the deaths of those defendng the right to free speech, you know I can`t say who, I`ll get censored
My apologies. I did indeed misread and misunderstand your post.
Posted by: Localman, chippenham on 8:05pm Wed 26 Sep 07
why have this local paper wasted their time giving the nf the time of day, its what they wanted, forget them move on, they are history.
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